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Tips, Tricks & New Products
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In the course of doing research for OSJ, we've came upon
these tips, tricks and new products. We can't say that we've tried them, or
that they even work, but they sound reasonable, inspired or clever. Might be
worth a try!
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| Posting Date | Topic | How / What |
| 09/04/06 | Fishing | 
courtesy SWSThe September, 2006 issue of Salt Water Sportsman
has a great "How To" article on
building your own fender teaser.
If you are not familiar with a fender teaser, it is a boat fender
painted to look
like a large baitfish (typically green/yellow for a dorado, black/purple for a skipjack),
then weighted and rigged so that when towed behind the boat it dives and wiggles
rapidly. Fender teasers have become almost a standard item in some areas for billfish.
"Off-the-shelf" fender teasers can cost up to $80, so this looks like a good "do-it-yourself"
project. |
| 08/11/06 | Boating | Enlarging holes
Hole-cutters are marvelous tools - indispensable for mounting gauges. But
what do you do when you need to make a just a bit larger? We saw this tip in the
August 2006 issue of Boating Magazine: Simply use two hole
cutters on your mandrel. Mount the larger one first, then add another
cutter that is the same diameter as the existing hole. The inner cutter will keep
the outer cutter centered. |
| 08/07/06 | General | WD-40 "No Mess Pen"
WD-40 has been a standard lubricant for fishermen for decades. We recently ran into this applicator pen at a local Home Depot store. It's turned out to be a handy way to lube things without the mess of using the traditional spray can or hand sprayer. For more info, click HERE for the WD-40 website. |  |
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| 08/06/06 | General |
GripTwists®
Ever need to bundle something together securely, but didn't have a strap
or want the hassle of tying it with rope?
These items are called "GripTwists®". They are a fairly stiff, but bendable, carbon steel cable encased in a non-marring soft foam cover. Wrap a GripTwist® around something,
twist the ends together like a trash-bag twist tie (three times or more), and fold
the ends over for maximum security.
We've been snaking them around rods to bundle them for carrying, as well as tying
things down in the boat or on roof racks. Available in various lengths and colors.
For more info, click HERE for the GripTwist® website.
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| 08/01/06 | Fishing | Are you having trouble getting your switch bait away from a fish? Try enclosing the bait in a sleeve made from a heavyweight clear polyethylene bag, such as a Ziploc® before stitching it up. The sleeve allows the bait to slide out of a fish's mouth a bit easier.
This tip comes from Captain Brad Philipps in Iztapa, Guatemala, via the May 2006 issue of Marlin Magazine |
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